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you have two other moments for fiscal showdown, you have the spending sequester, cuts to defense and then the spending programs. you have continuing resolution, which funds the government. if we don't come to an agreement, has a government shutdown. i had a senate aide saying it is a fact of the senate that people are just breathing a sigh of relief, we may just have a government shutdown. doesn't seem to me there is a clear path, you could have a shutdown. if that lasts for a long time as it did in the '90s, that comes at the tail end of that, shutting down the government, that would be pretty dramatic. >> they made two calculations here. they wanted to have a fight on the shutdown as related to a continuing resolution, but you don't hear any republican talking about moving towards default. they don't want to be politically associated with default. maybe you're right, they will be willing to have a shut down if they don't give them a cut on continuing resolution. probably off the table long-term. but big picture is interesting, the republicans with the short term extension, are putt
you have two other moments for fiscal showdown, you have the spending sequester, cuts to defense and then the spending programs. you have continuing resolution, which funds the government. if we don't come to an agreement, has a government shutdown. i had a senate aide saying it is a fact of the senate that people are just breathing a sigh of relief, we may just have a government shutdown. doesn't seem to me there is a clear path, you could have a shutdown. if that lasts for a long time as it...
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chuck hagel seems to be on his way to being secretary of defense. they are very close and i don't know that obama had a deep relationship with him, but there other ways in which his fingerprints are on the president's policies and afghanistan won the argument. two things here i would add on guns specifically. biden in a way is -- a messenger for obama and sectors that may not trust him. he's got working class roots from industrial pennsylvania. he's catholic. i guess that the white house sees him as a messenger to people who might be skeptical and have ideas of what obama's agenda is and that biden could be a better messenger on this. i hate to bring up the 2016 number, but i think you may see more opportunities for biden to step out and prove himself in his own standing if he wants to run for president. >> the one thing i would add is nobody understands personal tragedy and is able to speak to that in an emotional compelling way as joe biden. going back to what you were saying about very little hope of this package or really much of anything, passi
chuck hagel seems to be on his way to being secretary of defense. they are very close and i don't know that obama had a deep relationship with him, but there other ways in which his fingerprints are on the president's policies and afghanistan won the argument. two things here i would add on guns specifically. biden in a way is -- a messenger for obama and sectors that may not trust him. he's got working class roots from industrial pennsylvania. he's catholic. i guess that the white house sees...
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energy lives here. ♪ >>> the affluenza defense. a 16-year-old from a . >>> the affluenza defense. a 16 year old from a wealthy family using it to stay out of jail. he mowed down and killed four people in texas. two others were injured and one of them's parelized. here is how some define it, a psychological uneasiness affecting young wealthy people. our on the record legal panel is on the case. in san francisco and in washington. do you buy it? affluenza? >> no. by the way, i've never heard of affluenza before this case as such. i got to tell you. the defense lawyers did a brilliant job, but i think the grown up in the room should have been the judge and i don't think that she properly did the right and proper thing here. and i know the d.a. is going back in and is going to try to get another charge of intoxicated assault against this guy. >> do you buy it? >> california, we take a lot of hits out here. but in california we have a different term for affluenza, it's called spoiled rich kid. and you hit them even harder. and the idea that he's going to be sent to camp for a year for
energy lives here. ♪ >>> the affluenza defense. a 16-year-old from a . >>> the affluenza defense. a 16 year old from a wealthy family using it to stay out of jail. he mowed down and killed four people in texas. two others were injured and one of them's parelized. here is how some define it, a psychological uneasiness affecting young wealthy people. our on the record legal panel is on the case. in san francisco and in washington. do you buy it? affluenza? >> no. by the...
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democrats are going to say what they want about the republicans on this, and the republicans got the defense cuts they want. and everybody is looking at the end of the day, fine. >> and is it faux outrage then? >> i don't think it is faux outrage in terms of the impact it will have, and when the president says real consequences here, fewer food inspectors, and you know, 71,000 kids not into head start until september, and 21% of the salary cuts for federal workers impacting local economies, and that is real. i have to call out boehner, because he is playing a dirtier game than the president p. i just need a plan. and give me a plan, mr. president, and give me a plan mr. senate majority leader. and the democratss in the senate yesterday voted for a plan and got 51 votes, and it did not pass because the republicans filibustered, but there is a plan. the president for 16 months has been pushing a plan. closing the tax loopholes and put that money to deficit reduction and have a different set of not indiscriminate cuts is his plan. >> and do you accept that criticism? >> and boehner is saying wh
democrats are going to say what they want about the republicans on this, and the republicans got the defense cuts they want. and everybody is looking at the end of the day, fine. >> and is it faux outrage then? >> i don't think it is faux outrage in terms of the impact it will have, and when the president says real consequences here, fewer food inspectors, and you know, 71,000 kids not into head start until september, and 21% of the salary cuts for federal workers impacting local...
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cuts are. >> first of all, we have to take a look at these defense cuts. the first round that we took in sequestration we were able to pull moneys that were in other places and sort of move forward, but these next cuts will be cutting way deep, especially into the ability for our troops to be ready to be sent off if we should need them. but more importantly, the reason i believe that republicans will come to the table is you have to remember that a lot of these defense installations are sitting in republican districts. they're in texas. they're in alabama. they're in mississippi. they're in places where this may be the largest employer some of these guys have. for example, in ohio, in dayton, ohio, you know, my colleague mike turner is always saying there's 20,000 uniformed people, there's 30,000 contractors outside of the fence who work there. that's 50,000 jobs in his district, for example. so if you really begin to see those deeper cuts into defense without us being able to realign how those cuts will be made, what you're going to see is these red distr
cuts are. >> first of all, we have to take a look at these defense cuts. the first round that we took in sequestration we were able to pull moneys that were in other places and sort of move forward, but these next cuts will be cutting way deep, especially into the ability for our troops to be ready to be sent off if we should need them. but more importantly, the reason i believe that republicans will come to the table is you have to remember that a lot of these defense installations are...
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they will see defense spending go through an incredibly big cut. rather than striking a deal with the white house and accomplish four of their five, they're accomplishing part of one, one, and badly hurting another for a net zero? so what exactly is the republican policy strategy here? what am i missing? here to answer that is ben dominic, the editor of "the conservative morning news letter." great to have you. >> i think what you're missing is a number. and i think that number is 158, which is the number of house republicans who have shown up since 2006 out of 232 today. and of those republicans, i think if you look at what is priori for them, their priority list actually doesn't include number three, the defense spending, which goes back to the calculation that the president made when the whole process started. which is an assumption i think founded previously from the previous decade, from a lot of republicans that currently occupy leadership. which is basically the republicans who are interested in defending defense spending. who have been prea
they will see defense spending go through an incredibly big cut. rather than striking a deal with the white house and accomplish four of their five, they're accomplishing part of one, one, and badly hurting another for a net zero? so what exactly is the republican policy strategy here? what am i missing? here to answer that is ben dominic, the editor of "the conservative morning news letter." great to have you. >> i think what you're missing is a number. and i think that number...
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what do you make of that defense? >> here's the thing. the critical distinction in this case and i understand how people will be outraged at the idea that this young man is not spending a big chunk of time in prison, but let's remember. this is a juvenile case. this is a ruling that was made in juvenile court. and in juvenile court unlike the adult court system, the focus is on one thing. and that's rehabilitation. so this kid is going to be under the thumb of the court system for the next ten years. if he screws up at all, off he goes to prison. and let's also not forget that part of this is his going to a residential lockdown, live-in facility for at-risk youth so that ideally he's not going to be a repeat customer of the court system. >> i think this is absolutely ridiculous. one of my law professors once said talking about the criminal justice system, i'd rather be rich and guilty than poor and innocent. and this case is an example of that. people talk about the two different justice systems. when you're rich, the lawyers you can affo
what do you make of that defense? >> here's the thing. the critical distinction in this case and i understand how people will be outraged at the idea that this young man is not spending a big chunk of time in prison, but let's remember. this is a juvenile case. this is a ruling that was made in juvenile court. and in juvenile court unlike the adult court system, the focus is on one thing. and that's rehabilitation. so this kid is going to be under the thumb of the court system for the...
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he knows the department of defense in a way that no other secretary ever has. i believe he is the first one ever to serve as secretary who will have been an enlisted man. >> that's correct. >> he's been in combat. he understands that aspect of war fair in a way that no other secretary has. he has -- he has served in the veterans administration so he understands how to deal with former soldiers. he has run the uso so he understands how you help soldiers in -- i mean, he's just immensely qualified for the job. >> sir, does chuck hagel's appointment to this ultimately mean a break from the neocons that may have been left over from george w. bush and his administrations? >> well, i don't -- i wouldn't put that in those kinds of terms. chuck hagel is a thoughtful person. he comes to his conclusions by analysis, not by knee jerk reaction or saluting any particular color. and i think that's why the president selected him. i think he'll work very, very closely with john kerry, who is a man of a similar thoughtful nature. and i think it's a powerful team. >> former nati
he knows the department of defense in a way that no other secretary ever has. i believe he is the first one ever to serve as secretary who will have been an enlisted man. >> that's correct. >> he's been in combat. he understands that aspect of war fair in a way that no other secretary has. he has -- he has served in the veterans administration so he understands how to deal with former soldiers. he has run the uso so he understands how you help soldiers in -- i mean, he's just...
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you have to lead on offense, not defense, and that's the way you win arguments. win on messaging would have put them in a better spot. >> i have to run. i appreciate the conversation. it was a good one. >>> a new scare in the air as pilots warn of terror dry runs. how real of a threat is it? >>> buyers bewear, the pilots association are warning potential terrorists are checking out dry runs. the memo says these activities are to learn more about airline security enhancements since 9/11. should passengers be worried? we reach out to doj for a statement. it referred to us dhs and told to us talk to the tsa. terror analyst says, absolutely, it's time to be concerned about this. eric, what do you make of this report? >> jenna, this has been going on for a long time, even before 9/11. think back to the underwear bomber think shoe bomber, we have been lucky and had some failed attempts. but hijacking airplanes remaine the unholy grail for al qaeda and its allies. think of all the may hem caused on 9/11 from a few airplanes. think of what you can do the evil creative wa
you have to lead on offense, not defense, and that's the way you win arguments. win on messaging would have put them in a better spot. >> i have to run. i appreciate the conversation. it was a good one. >>> a new scare in the air as pilots warn of terror dry runs. how real of a threat is it? >>> buyers bewear, the pilots association are warning potential terrorists are checking out dry runs. the memo says these activities are to learn more about airline security...
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brad paisley and rapper ll cool j might be an unlikely pair but today the duo is standing together in defense of their new song accidental racist. they say it is about tackling stereo tiepts and modern race relations, not getting publicity. you be the judge. >> oh, no, don't play it ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it's so bad. >> really bad. >> the song, which is off paisley's newest album, wheel house, struck a cord with those who love it. and those less -- salon.com tweeting ate a contender for the worst song of all time and tmz calling it so awful, it's a hate crime. and now the back spin, let me say out front, i love brad paisley. i have played brad paisley's song on this show before because i like them and i'm a huge brad paisley fan. i hate this song. who of the artists from their genre have gotten together. this is not tupac and toby keith bringing social views of commentary together. these are two guys that are pg, fun, upbeat, smiley, happy. so in that sense, of course they will be criticized for seemingly taking race relations not seriously enough. or trivializing this. but i also love the i
brad paisley and rapper ll cool j might be an unlikely pair but today the duo is standing together in defense of their new song accidental racist. they say it is about tackling stereo tiepts and modern race relations, not getting publicity. you be the judge. >> oh, no, don't play it ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it's so bad. >> really bad. >> the song, which is off paisley's newest album, wheel house, struck a cord with those who love it. and those less -- salon.com tweeting...
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the defense contractor will have to furlough their workers because of the government shutdown. we have live this morning. >> reporter: there are more than 500 workers in middle river that work are lockheed- martin, however, 3,000 nationwide. they work inside of a federal facility that is closed. and others like in middle river their work is tied to a government agency that is down. they are encouraging employees to use payed vacation and sick time to get their pay and benefits. the number of employees can vary from day-to-day depending on what they do. lockheed-martin is one of the biggest suppliers of military hardware in the nation. this is a few days after united technologys who make the blackhawk helicopter decided to furlough 2,000 of their employees. gep, it is not known how many of the employees in the middle river area will be affected by this. >>> 6:47. the u.s. is government is interrogated an early operative on the mediterranean sea. this is after a weekend raid in libya and somalia. al-libi is believed to have ties to the 1998 bombs of two u.s. embassies in kenya an
the defense contractor will have to furlough their workers because of the government shutdown. we have live this morning. >> reporter: there are more than 500 workers in middle river that work are lockheed- martin, however, 3,000 nationwide. they work inside of a federal facility that is closed. and others like in middle river their work is tied to a government agency that is down. they are encouraging employees to use payed vacation and sick time to get their pay and benefits. the number...
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with the shutdown and serious injuries happening to a lot of people. 90% of the civilian department of defense employees are now back working. if the government was really shut down, there wouldn't be money to do all of this, so it does create this atmosphere of maybe they oversold this. it was supposed to be the end of the world, and it's not. so maybe the debt ceiling won't be the end of the world. >> i have to defer to experts. i saw warren buffett saying it would be a nuclear bomb. i've never haroeard the guy you interviewed. >> the thing is, if you're not going to put it in trizs, you've got to find splats else. >> about past the debt ceiling. let your kids play baseball in the middle of a crowded street. maybe they won't get hit by a car. it's preposterous, crazy, walking into a risk that we don't need to have. in both worlds, there is a four year phrase bond is your bond. john boehner promised, if reid would do that, he would put that bill with those republican spending cuts on the floor. john boehner has reneged. he's gone back on his word. that's a terrible thing to say about him, but
with the shutdown and serious injuries happening to a lot of people. 90% of the civilian department of defense employees are now back working. if the government was really shut down, there wouldn't be money to do all of this, so it does create this atmosphere of maybe they oversold this. it was supposed to be the end of the world, and it's not. so maybe the debt ceiling won't be the end of the world. >> i have to defer to experts. i saw warren buffett saying it would be a nuclear bomb....
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department of defense confirms it provided technical support and assistance. the pentagon said the test has nothing to do with any possible u.s. military action in syria. >>> in the next hour the senate foreign committee will holds its first case on striking syria. among those testifying will be chuck hagel and martin dempsey and john kerry. jo it's good to see you again. what do you expect will come out of the the hearing? >> secretaries hagel and kerry will be making the case for an attack. if the u.s. does not act now they will be em boldened to use these weapons and attack u.s. allies and threaten u.s. interest. dempsey will make the case that no matter when the u.s. military strikes it will happen. >> how could it be the case that giving syria all this lead time won't effect the strikes and how potentially effective they are? >> you don't want to telegraph. the defense department arguing is they would bh adjusting their targets no matter what had they started this weekend or two weeks from now. syrian forces respond. they mover resources. the pentagon wou
department of defense confirms it provided technical support and assistance. the pentagon said the test has nothing to do with any possible u.s. military action in syria. >>> in the next hour the senate foreign committee will holds its first case on striking syria. among those testifying will be chuck hagel and martin dempsey and john kerry. jo it's good to see you again. what do you expect will come out of the the hearing? >> secretaries hagel and kerry will be making the case...
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, would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense toward the state of israel in our nation's history. not only has he said you should directly negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, that israel must negotiate with hamas, an organization terrorist group that lobs thousands of rockets into israel, he was one of 12 senators that refused to sign a letter to the european union trying to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization. >> chuck hagel's past statements and votes on iran and afghanistan are will go coming in fon congressional criticism. >> i am disappoint the president has nominated mr. hagel. i would urge the senate to oppose that. he came out against the surge the week i returned from iraq in 2006. the war couldn't be won. no one told us that when we were fighting it in 2006. he delayed emergency funding for the troops in 2007. even after the surge completed in 2008, he said it wasn't because of the troops addition. >> let's talk more about the expected announcement of chuck hagel to be defense secretary. athena jones standing by in washington. chuck hagel has detract
, would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense toward the state of israel in our nation's history. not only has he said you should directly negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, that israel must negotiate with hamas, an organization terrorist group that lobs thousands of rockets into israel, he was one of 12 senators that refused to sign a letter to the european union trying to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization. >> chuck hagel's past statements and votes on iran...
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republicans used to be so strong on national defense that we democrats believed they would never, never cuts -- i'm not exactly a big hawk, but these cuts have to be restored. >> in washington would they call it doomsday to cut three cents on the dollar. that's doomsday? that's why america has such low regarding for america's political system and this congress right now. >> let's talk about the low regard for this current congress. i'm assuming that americans for prosperity, your group has pretty low regard for -- 169 republicans voted for this budget deal irmgts you bet. >> which you were very much against. what's the price for voting for this budget deal? are you going to fund primaries or going to hold them accountable? what's the price? >> we have not made decisions on primaries for next year, but i will say this. since about august 1, or our zag has spent about roughly $15 million holding republicans accountable on obama care. and thanking some republican house members for doing the right thing, working to eliminate obama care over the long term. we'll be equally aggressive for hol
republicans used to be so strong on national defense that we democrats believed they would never, never cuts -- i'm not exactly a big hawk, but these cuts have to be restored. >> in washington would they call it doomsday to cut three cents on the dollar. that's doomsday? that's why america has such low regarding for america's political system and this congress right now. >> let's talk about the low regard for this current congress. i'm assuming that americans for prosperity, your...
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i think the defense would want that. it seems a little late. >> is have the why is saying no. >> the why is saying the jury would get information. they always get information even if they're sequestered. it is a bit late for that. we're already in this circus atmosphere. i imagine they've figured out how they feel about her. i imagine they're trying to get her a couple more days before she has to live the rest of her life in prison. >> one of the main acts in that circus has been the whole drama surrounding juror number 5. what exactly is going on there? >> i've had that happen a couple times. juries become absolutely involved, psychically, emotionally in the case. when they get kicked off. and i don't think we know why she got kicked off. she may have said something, she may have tried to influence another juror. don't forget, they should not be talking about the case. they should not be deliberating at this point. she gets kicked off. she come back to the courtroom and sits in. i've had that happen. god knows which sid
i think the defense would want that. it seems a little late. >> is have the why is saying no. >> the why is saying the jury would get information. they always get information even if they're sequestered. it is a bit late for that. we're already in this circus atmosphere. i imagine they've figured out how they feel about her. i imagine they're trying to get her a couple more days before she has to live the rest of her life in prison. >> one of the main acts in that circus has...
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one for defense and up with for nondefense. weapon you get underneath the surface, the federal budget is divided to thousands of different accounts. each account is cut by the same amount. regardless of what is in it. some accounts are payroll. some accounts are conferences, travel, whatever it may be. they get the same cut regardless of what is in there. >> when we say this is a cut, overall, the government is still growing. year over year. so it's still getting bigger. but because this is cutting back and you can't move money around, that is the problem. >> yeah. it's not that the federal government is going to get smaller. it will continue to grow. slowdown in the growth of spending. but you can't shift the money around. so if you are going to try to have priorities, that is out the door. there is no ability to ship mup to high priority projects. low priority takes the cut. everybody gets a cut regardless. >> bret: so let's take for example the pentagon. >> sure. >> bret: there are what, thousands of buckets? >> buckets. tec
one for defense and up with for nondefense. weapon you get underneath the surface, the federal budget is divided to thousands of different accounts. each account is cut by the same amount. regardless of what is in it. some accounts are payroll. some accounts are conferences, travel, whatever it may be. they get the same cut regardless of what is in there. >> when we say this is a cut, overall, the government is still growing. year over year. so it's still getting bigger. but because this...
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he's standing defiant in defense of his embattled health care plan and is refusing to negotiate on a debt limit extension as well, that deadline a little more than two weeks away. wendell goler tells us where that leaves us tonight. >> reporter: this time the president claimed the threat of a government shutdown isn't about reducing deficits which are already falling. this time he said it's most about undoing obama care and he said that's not going to happen. >> those marketplaces will be open for business on tuesday, no matter what, even if there's a government shutdown. >> reporter: mr. obama urged republican lawmakers to consider the impact of a shutdown on an economy that's still recovering too slowly. >> that's why many republican senators and many republican governors have urged republicans to knock it off, pass a budget and move on. >> reporter: as he spoke, federal agency heads indicated more than a third of the nation's 2.1 million federal workers would stay home if there's no agreement. combat troops would remain on duty but training and maintenance would suffer and civilia
he's standing defiant in defense of his embattled health care plan and is refusing to negotiate on a debt limit extension as well, that deadline a little more than two weeks away. wendell goler tells us where that leaves us tonight. >> reporter: this time the president claimed the threat of a government shutdown isn't about reducing deficits which are already falling. this time he said it's most about undoing obama care and he said that's not going to happen. >> those marketplaces...
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cutting $500 billion from the department of defense over the next ten years is not palatable. so i made a campaign promise in the republican primary if i were to win i'd vote against speaker boehner. here's the thing, speaker boehner is the speaker. my objective at this point is to help him be as conservative as possible because we have got big challenges with the president. >> you know, jim woodstein, you have the spending sequester coming. i don't think congress wants to cut, except for maybe a handful. then you have the debt ceiling bill which runs smack into a government shutdown potential. those are the -- those are the big issues coming up in january and february. what do you want boehner to do? is it right for your and caucus that boehner stay out of the negotiations with obama? that's what he pledged. he wanted to pick up conservative votes as bob costa said. is that what you want him to do? >> well, that's his decision. what i want to make sure we do is if he does go into negotiations, this is critical for any negotiation, you have to be willing to walk away from the
cutting $500 billion from the department of defense over the next ten years is not palatable. so i made a campaign promise in the republican primary if i were to win i'd vote against speaker boehner. here's the thing, speaker boehner is the speaker. my objective at this point is to help him be as conservative as possible because we have got big challenges with the president. >> you know, jim woodstein, you have the spending sequester coming. i don't think congress wants to cut, except for...
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secretary here, or the minister of defense, the head of the armed forces, came out with this statement saying that the country was on the verge of collapse. the state was on the verge of collapse if the country cooperate reconcile its political differences. now, why we say that's important is because the egyptian military receives close to $1.5 billion from the u.s. government. and hadz a close working relationship with the u.s. military. you get a sense of how important this state institution is to the overall affects here on the ground in egypt, and the kind of community that the u.s. has. it is a back door channel and an important one for the region, alex. >> we look at what's happening in other sort of states where the government has a tenuous grip on power or the government is basically a failed state. we've seen al qaeda lirnked network rushing in to the host cells to take over virally. what happens in ejust a minute if this government does fall. who fails the game? >> there are indications that the police force have been the most degraded state institutions. the police really ha
secretary here, or the minister of defense, the head of the armed forces, came out with this statement saying that the country was on the verge of collapse. the state was on the verge of collapse if the country cooperate reconcile its political differences. now, why we say that's important is because the egyptian military receives close to $1.5 billion from the u.s. government. and hadz a close working relationship with the u.s. military. you get a sense of how important this state institution...
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>> in terms of the defense, i had an opportunity to speak at great length for the defend ahoes. he raiseth the question that if prosecutors say that a rape da occur, that he said if there is possible evidence of that, that he plans to counterargue that if there was any evidence, he will challenge whether it is in fact con sensual. he denies anything that happens happened. >> so obviously what anybody knows about about b this, a high appropriation file group. >> this exploded on social media and authorities have to sift through all of this. anonymous saw what was happening and decided to post a lot of these things online, hack into some people's eemails, and put t out there so much the authorities are aware with it. there will be another protest on the courthouse steps about this this weekend. also raising the question of if the victim doesn't come forward, it is honorary or is. ual violence at new england law school. wendy, thanks for coming on. if it were not for social media, as susan's talking about, how this became exploded in the nation's consciousness. would this call is e
>> in terms of the defense, i had an opportunity to speak at great length for the defend ahoes. he raiseth the question that if prosecutors say that a rape da occur, that he said if there is possible evidence of that, that he plans to counterargue that if there was any evidence, he will challenge whether it is in fact con sensual. he denies anything that happens happened. >> so obviously what anybody knows about about b this, a high appropriation file group. >> this exploded...
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in seven months, which represents over a ten percent cut in the defense budge it in seven months there is no smart way to do that. >> today in a statement. >> so today in washington we saw three camps. the first camp is led by the republicans and it is for austerity. i should clarify that. they are for austerity for some. pretty much everyone but the pentagon. and the republicans do support they don't want to take all of the blame for it. they voted on the cuts for the president give him the knife and tell him to plunge it in where he sees fit. the democrats are okay with some austerity measures so long as revenue is part of that package. and the third is the least talked about. but probably has majority support among democrats and supports the most sensible solution. cancel it. caucus member introduced this the cancel the sequester act 2013. section 251 a of the balanced budget act of 1985 is repealed. this is the sensible bill that stops the thing everyone including the american people says is a bad idea. >> as we anticipate and across the board set of budget cuts, becoming law in ou
in seven months, which represents over a ten percent cut in the defense budge it in seven months there is no smart way to do that. >> today in a statement. >> so today in washington we saw three camps. the first camp is led by the republicans and it is for austerity. i should clarify that. they are for austerity for some. pretty much everyone but the pentagon. and the republicans do support they don't want to take all of the blame for it. they voted on the cuts for the president...
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he has called for deep cuts in defense spending. reshaping spending, dealing with iran's nuclear programs and being ready for potential involvement in the war in syria are all top priorities this wint winter. that means the political buzz saws are out again. like hagel, william kohn was a republican senator before he was bill clinton's secretary of defense. >> i think he'll face the same challenge in terms of people on the democratic side saying, wait, we have some pretty talented people that are -- could step in at a moment's notice and fill that spot. and the republicans will say, why are you helping out a democratic administration? >> one key republican already is challenging hagel. >> i am concerned about many of the comments that he made and has made, like reference to a jewish lobby, which i don't believe exists, i believe a pro-israel lobby exists. >> others insist hagel is not anti-israel. >> he belongs to a sort of tough minded -- in this case republican view of israel that in fact accepts the reality that while the united
he has called for deep cuts in defense spending. reshaping spending, dealing with iran's nuclear programs and being ready for potential involvement in the war in syria are all top priorities this wint winter. that means the political buzz saws are out again. like hagel, william kohn was a republican senator before he was bill clinton's secretary of defense. >> i think he'll face the same challenge in terms of people on the democratic side saying, wait, we have some pretty talented people...
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is it possible that that could be a viable defense? >> well, if she was 16 at the time, then it's a viable defense as a matter of law. would it prevail? not if she was in the condition that the photographs suggest and that everyone is saying she was in which is completely unconscious. i dare the defense attorney to argue to a jury that a woman who is completely passed out was consenting to anything. any more than you could argue to a jury that a guy who's passed out was consenting when he signed away the deed to his house or gave you his wallet. and can i say one more thing about social media? because we want to celebrate, even though anonymous is a controversial group, i want to celebrate for what anonymous did here. people going to the internet are now able to share information in a way that will hold prosecutors and law enforcement officials accountable every time when they don't proceed with a case and people think it's unjust, this is, as you said, a form of vigilantism, only it's a good kind. instead of going out with gun and sho
is it possible that that could be a viable defense? >> well, if she was 16 at the time, then it's a viable defense as a matter of law. would it prevail? not if she was in the condition that the photographs suggest and that everyone is saying she was in which is completely unconscious. i dare the defense attorney to argue to a jury that a woman who is completely passed out was consenting to anything. any more than you could argue to a jury that a guy who's passed out was consenting when he...
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it's not just defense. it's education and border security. >> sure. >> so there's a better try do this, and that's the way we propose by simply arithmetic. if it it's all cuts, it's going to be very, very difficult. that's why i think you need additional revenue. >> senator mcconnell called it a political stunt, the democrats' proposal because it includes that millionaires tax which frankly i don't know how many votes you all had in the senate on the millionaires taxes but it never passes. >> it's something i think most americans would be extremely supportive of. it would essentially say people over $1 million would be paying roughly the same rate as those middle class americans who are working very hard. that's fair, and it also will allow us -- >> they also just got a tax hike. >> for $1 million and above it would preserve the charitable deductions. >> the challenge here is the president made the argument everything will be fine if we get the wealthier to may more in taxes. he got that. you can't get that
it's not just defense. it's education and border security. >> sure. >> so there's a better try do this, and that's the way we propose by simply arithmetic. if it it's all cuts, it's going to be very, very difficult. that's why i think you need additional revenue. >> senator mcconnell called it a political stunt, the democrats' proposal because it includes that millionaires tax which frankly i don't know how many votes you all had in the senate on the millionaires taxes but it...
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should this be part of national defense, in a way? and if it was, to be a total cynic here, since the defense department always gets the money it wants, would that speed up the ability of nasa to do this? >> well, nasa is now funded at about $20 million for this program. the national academy of sciences said it would take about $50 million a year to be able to reach this goal of detecting and tracking 90% of these. i'm sure your viewers are wondering, why is chuck todd talking about meteors, you know, on the eve of the huge budget cuts. well, you know, there is an appropriate role for government. and in this -- in the days of these strong anti-government campaigns, it's worth remembering that the government does have a role in protection and defense and security and in inspection, and enforcement of food safety and environmental pollution. and yes, things that fall from the sky. so, this is not a time to be talking about budget cutting, i would argue. >> all right. rush holt, congress' only physicist, perhaps, probably, at least on th
should this be part of national defense, in a way? and if it was, to be a total cynic here, since the defense department always gets the money it wants, would that speed up the ability of nasa to do this? >> well, nasa is now funded at about $20 million for this program. the national academy of sciences said it would take about $50 million a year to be able to reach this goal of detecting and tracking 90% of these. i'm sure your viewers are wondering, why is chuck todd talking about...
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then you got the sequester, those cuts across the board, half in defense and half in nondefense. this agreement postpones that for two months. and then the one we all forget about, it is the government's job to actually come one a budget, something that has not been done in several years -- >> which is crazy. >> crazy. that is actually not technically due until september except we're about three years overdue. immediately we'll have a budget debate. we'll have three very distinct debates where these same discussions are going to take place. >> to be fair, it the senate that hasn't passed the budget in three years. >> for the average american, it's the government that hasn't passed the budge. >> the only constitutional responsibility the united states has and it's the one thing toe-the-don't do. you're right. about bu when you're the average voter, you need to get your act together. >> but you can give the house republicans a little credit. >> i will give them credit when this passes tonight because finally they'll be getting something done. >> grover norquist holds no elected off
then you got the sequester, those cuts across the board, half in defense and half in nondefense. this agreement postpones that for two months. and then the one we all forget about, it is the government's job to actually come one a budget, something that has not been done in several years -- >> which is crazy. >> crazy. that is actually not technically due until september except we're about three years overdue. immediately we'll have a budget debate. we'll have three very distinct...
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the secretary of defense hagel took a position that we're going to improve and add more defense to any type of missile that can come on the west coast of the united states, alaska and also california. >> i want to ask you about that. first, the deputy secretary of defense is in seoul today for the joint military exercises i referenced. he said north korea's threats would deepen the commitment to seoul and that u.s. budget cuts wouldn't alter our defense of south korea. we have 30,000 troops in seoul, second only to afghanistan. that is a massive commitment. with all the cullbacks in the defense department, isn't this a scenario that has to be up for trimming just by definition. >> we have to prioriize and always be on top of the national security when it deals with american lives and threats from other governments, terrorist groups and issues like that. got news even with the issue which is really a problem that needs to be resolved is that when it comes to the department of defense, they have the ability to be able to prioritize where the money goes. under this new threat of north kor
the secretary of defense hagel took a position that we're going to improve and add more defense to any type of missile that can come on the west coast of the united states, alaska and also california. >> i want to ask you about that. first, the deputy secretary of defense is in seoul today for the joint military exercises i referenced. he said north korea's threats would deepen the commitment to seoul and that u.s. budget cuts wouldn't alter our defense of south korea. we have 30,000...
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it would be the first ever filibuster against someone nominated for defense secretary. reid is urging republicans to stop playing politics. >> it's shocking that my republican colleagues would leave the nation without a fully empowered secretary of defense during all the things we have going on in the world, including a war. >> republicans say they want more information about the night of the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. we've got a lot of empty cans. all right that's a fifth-floor probleok.. not in my house! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? happier than dikembe mutumbo blocking a shot. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. it's been said that beauty is in the ewell...behold. der. behold water so blu
it would be the first ever filibuster against someone nominated for defense secretary. reid is urging republicans to stop playing politics. >> it's shocking that my republican colleagues would leave the nation without a fully empowered secretary of defense during all the things we have going on in the world, including a war. >> republicans say they want more information about the night of the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. my husband and i can't stop eating...
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they tell me you need to fund our defense department at such and such a level. you need to send out social security checks. you need to make sure that your paying to care for our veterans. they lay all this out for me. because they have the spending power. and so i am required by law to go ahead and pay these bills. >> many republicans are willing to just let it all burn to the ground. politico reported more and more house republicans are planning to damage the economy. gop officials said more than half of their members are prepared to allow default unless president obama agrees to dramatic cuts he has repeatedly said he opposes. john boehner does not have any clout with the tea party members of the congress. this is the big problem. here comes congressman ralph hall of texas. he's got a rather radical view of what it means to raise the debt ceiling. >> we made a mistake when we increased the debt limit the first time and gave this guy all the money to buy votes with. we shouldn't make the mistake now. >> this thinking is not only inaccurate but dangerous. >> th
they tell me you need to fund our defense department at such and such a level. you need to send out social security checks. you need to make sure that your paying to care for our veterans. they lay all this out for me. because they have the spending power. and so i am required by law to go ahead and pay these bills. >> many republicans are willing to just let it all burn to the ground. politico reported more and more house republicans are planning to damage the economy. gop officials said...
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. >> $85 billion is a 9% domestic program defense and 13% to defense. hundreds of thousands of americans could be affected. kristen welker has more from the white house this morning. >> reporter: president owe became kra and members of congress are waking up with the knowledge that the $85 billion in spending cuts have gone into effect this morning. this after an 11th hour meeting on friday which yielded no results, only bluster. both sides digging in their heels. president obama says he won't accept a deal that includes new revenues. republicans saying they won't accept a deal that includes tax increases. so as of right now, negotiations are stalled. the halls of the capitol are empty. lawmakers have gone home for the weekend. meanwhile, americans are watching all of this unfold with worry. with the knowledge that as many as 750,000 workers could be facing furloughs. that will impact government workers. there is also a concern that educational programs, including head start programs could be impacted and the defense department. warnings national securi
. >> $85 billion is a 9% domestic program defense and 13% to defense. hundreds of thousands of americans could be affected. kristen welker has more from the white house this morning. >> reporter: president owe became kra and members of congress are waking up with the knowledge that the $85 billion in spending cuts have gone into effect this morning. this after an 11th hour meeting on friday which yielded no results, only bluster. both sides digging in their heels. president obama...
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they're not a good self-defense weapon as they're unreliable. they're dangerous to the user. atf agents aren't holding it in their hands when they're shooting it. the only thing they're good for is assassins, murders, maniacs. people who want to avoid security. >> we haven't heard from the nra on this one yet, but this is as much an element of gun control as anything else we have talked about. >> absolutely right. this is the kind of thing that gun laws need to stop. gun laws have been used over the coursef our history to evolve when technology evolved. the 1934 machine law act came into law, and they're not used in a lot of crimes because we cracked down on those. so this is another reason why technology should be looked at in the law and these things should be made like senator schumer says, metal permanently in the gun, heavy penalty said to violate the law if you do so. this is the kind of thing terrorists go for. >> on these plastic printers and their capacity, so far, most of what they have been turning out melts or burns on the spot, but the idea that atf has been able
they're not a good self-defense weapon as they're unreliable. they're dangerous to the user. atf agents aren't holding it in their hands when they're shooting it. the only thing they're good for is assassins, murders, maniacs. people who want to avoid security. >> we haven't heard from the nra on this one yet, but this is as much an element of gun control as anything else we have talked about. >> absolutely right. this is the kind of thing that gun laws need to stop. gun laws have...
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brother' going to add the appropriation bill for the department of defense and military construction and the va in this bill. we're hopeful that the senate will not load up the bill, not put extraneous items in the bill. the president the other day indicated his willingness and desire to see the government funded after march 27th so i'm hopeful that senate democrats will work with us to make sure that there's no threat of government shutdown. >> all right. so that vote will come later. what did i read this morning, the white house is now closing tours to go through the white house. why are they being so difficult? why are they looking for the most dire consequences? is that how this game's going to work? >> they're trying to make this painful on members of congress so that they can get their will. listen, the president got his tax hikes on january the 1st. the problem is spending and the american people know it. we're going to engage the american people on the spending question. all they have to do is go to speaker.gov and tell us what they think. but the idea that we're going to shu
brother' going to add the appropriation bill for the department of defense and military construction and the va in this bill. we're hopeful that the senate will not load up the bill, not put extraneous items in the bill. the president the other day indicated his willingness and desire to see the government funded after march 27th so i'm hopeful that senate democrats will work with us to make sure that there's no threat of government shutdown. >> all right. so that vote will come later....
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the fbi says there's only 200 legally justified self-defense hom sighed a year and 309,000 gun deaths a year. tomorrow the vice president will send his boss recommendations for the white house's gun control package. this is part of what could be the most crucial moment in the obama administration. perhaps the most important legislation they'll ever propose. because gun laws do work. studies have shown firearm deaths are significantly lower in states with stricter gun legislation. this map shows the ten states with the strongest gun laws and the ten with the lowest gun death rates. the correlation the seven states in green is strong. banning assault weapons, requiring trigger locks, and mandating safe storage works. the nra would like you to believe no legislation woot help. no one obvious law could have stopped adam lanza but we can make our world safer. public policy is meant to be aspir rational, to try to make the world better. the white house knows it just as it knows the right has gone far extreme on this, so far into second amendment absolutism, if it's not any weapon anywhere t
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a charge to which he pled not guilty claiming self-defense. and we should note at the outset at that time defendant george zimmerman has sued nbcuniversal for defamation and the company strongly denied his allegations. the family of martin made a statement at the courthouse earlier today. >> we are relieved that the start of the trial is here with the jury selection. as we seek justice for our son trayvon. and we also seek a fair and impartial trial. >> meanwhile, robert zimmerman junior, the brother of the defendant, took an opportunity during a recess to answer some questions from the media during which he expressed his desire that this trial not take place at all. >> it's my suggestion that the state doesn't have a case. they have gone on the record saying the state knows it has a weak case. i believe it's an improper charge all together. i wish they would withdraw it. i'm confident they're not going to meet their burden. >> of course, the trial will be happening at this point. we'll keep you informed about all the latest details every step
a charge to which he pled not guilty claiming self-defense. and we should note at the outset at that time defendant george zimmerman has sued nbcuniversal for defamation and the company strongly denied his allegations. the family of martin made a statement at the courthouse earlier today. >> we are relieved that the start of the trial is here with the jury selection. as we seek justice for our son trayvon. and we also seek a fair and impartial trial. >> meanwhile, robert zimmerman...
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department of defense. he called out those states where national guard facilities were refusing equal treatment to some married couples in the u.s. military and demanded those states get their "bleep" together, to some discriminating against service service members. he gave them a deadline, december 10th. with ten days until the deadline there are still some states holding out. the texas national guard for example appears to be flat out defying the direct order from the pentagon. texas is deliberately refusing to process any benefits or any housing allowances or any i.d. cards for service members who are in same-sex marriages. service members in those marriages are being told by texas that if they want the sort of housing allowance that other married couples get and that they're legally entitled to, they have to do it at a federal installation because a state installation will not help them. they are not welcome in texas state facilities. wow. and the lone star state is not alone. of the nine states that ha
department of defense. he called out those states where national guard facilities were refusing equal treatment to some married couples in the u.s. military and demanded those states get their "bleep" together, to some discriminating against service service members. he gave them a deadline, december 10th. with ten days until the deadline there are still some states holding out. the texas national guard for example appears to be flat out defying the direct order from the pentagon....
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. >> hagel for defense chief. >> the real job for defense secretary coming up. >> this budget battle. >> is going to be budget cutting. >> the defense department will go through a major budget. >> the defense budget is really bloated. >> it needs to be taken down. >> why not have a republican make that argument? >> it could be a tough confirmation battle. >> the fight for chuck hagel now is in full throttle. >> chuck hagel is out of the main stream. >> out of the main stream. >> republicans are spoiling for a fight. >> we have everybody fanning out their turkey feathers, strutting around the barn yard like they have something to say about it. >> hagel was a thorn when he turned against the iraq war. >> republicans don't consider him a republican. >> chuck hagel has left the republican party. >> he has long cut his ties with the republican party. >> when he endorsed president obama in 2008. >> democrats don't accept him as an alternative choice. >> hagel appears to be a man without a party. >> is chuck hagel the right choice for secretary of defense? it is certainly not the most easy o
. >> hagel for defense chief. >> the real job for defense secretary coming up. >> this budget battle. >> is going to be budget cutting. >> the defense department will go through a major budget. >> the defense budget is really bloated. >> it needs to be taken down. >> why not have a republican make that argument? >> it could be a tough confirmation battle. >> the fight for chuck hagel now is in full throttle. >> chuck hagel is out...
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the defense department is facing billions in budget cuts. how a furlough could affect civilian employees in the u.s. and around the world. oh, hey mike. what are you up to? oh, just diagramming this accident with my state farm pocket agent app. you can also get a quote and pay your premium with this thing. i thought state farm didn't have all those apps? where did you hear that? the internet. and you believed it? yeah. they can't put anything on the internet that isn't true. where did you hear that? [ both ] the internet. oh look. here comes my date. i met him on the internet. he's a french model. uh, bonjour. [ male announcer ] state farm. more mobile than ever. get to a better state. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which is
the defense department is facing billions in budget cuts. how a furlough could affect civilian employees in the u.s. and around the world. oh, hey mike. what are you up to? oh, just diagramming this accident with my state farm pocket agent app. you can also get a quote and pay your premium with this thing. i thought state farm didn't have all those apps? where did you hear that? the internet. and you believed it? yeah. they can't put anything on the internet that isn't true. where did you hear...
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. >> these are different cuts than defense cuts which theoretically has that action looms larger over the republican party. >> i think nobody wants to do this except tea party people. very interesting senator patty murray supposed to be on vacation. she personally traveled to washington. she's meeting -- the senator, lofty one, they are working together, not talking about any kind of grand bargain. lots of people don't like the idea for those but they are trying to come up with an alternative to the really deeper sequester cuts and it's unbelievable they can't even agree on fees. okay. we're not talking about tax rate hikes that's off the table. we can't close loopholes. >> we're talking about auctioning broadband spectrum, higher fees on airport security and vacuuming up loose change jonathan capehart might have. >> there's a lot of it. >> there is a lot of change. i think part of the reason compromise seems so hard is that republicans have not are to ask themselves the tough questions about what they would do in terms of broader policy because they have been able to distract themsel
. >> these are different cuts than defense cuts which theoretically has that action looms larger over the republican party. >> i think nobody wants to do this except tea party people. very interesting senator patty murray supposed to be on vacation. she personally traveled to washington. she's meeting -- the senator, lofty one, they are working together, not talking about any kind of grand bargain. lots of people don't like the idea for those but they are trying to come up with an...
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>> i can tell you how painful on the military and the defense part. you heard what leon panetta said. he said it would be de stating. first, under this president they made cut of $87 billion in ten years. this would be another one. if they don't adopt what we're talking about. another half trillion dollars. half trillion dollars would come out. coming out of the places where we can look at it from a military perspective and not just straight across the board. >> bret: it's how the sequester is implemented. not the number. >> right. that's right. >> roughly 2.3%. out of a giant pie. >> that is authorizing 2.3%. some of it is spent over many years. it's really about 1% of all federal spending this year. does anyone think this government can't find 1% of the spending? savings? >> bret: last thing, the next battle because this is how we have been operating lately is the continuing resolution. do you think there will be republican unity on how to deal with funding the government? >> i hope so. i hope we agree we're not going to go a dime above the level th
>> i can tell you how painful on the military and the defense part. you heard what leon panetta said. he said it would be de stating. first, under this president they made cut of $87 billion in ten years. this would be another one. if they don't adopt what we're talking about. another half trillion dollars. half trillion dollars would come out. coming out of the places where we can look at it from a military perspective and not just straight across the board. >> bret: it's how the...
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and serious self defense. never. never. never. >> and rachel, as you know, the reauthorization was a long time in coming. last congressional session they were unable to come to a compromise and even with this passage, a majority of the republican house caucus voted against the final bill so but what shifted in the politics for the republicans to decide to go ahead and let this pass even as a majority of them voted against it? >> well, i think there's just a realization that the politics are absolutely against them on this issue. whatever nuances there might be or very specific concerns of a piece of this, the messaging is impork for the party on this one. you heard vice president biden. this is an issue near and dear to his heart. he's passionate about. almost no way for the republicans to effectively push back against this and coming out of a presidential election where they didn't do well with women or minorities. there are many loud voices in the republican party wanting to push for a more inclusive image, a for more inc
and serious self defense. never. never. never. >> and rachel, as you know, the reauthorization was a long time in coming. last congressional session they were unable to come to a compromise and even with this passage, a majority of the republican house caucus voted against the final bill so but what shifted in the politics for the republicans to decide to go ahead and let this pass even as a majority of them voted against it? >> well, i think there's just a realization that the...
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don't be defensive. put it all out there. answer all the questions. >> that's the basic plot when it comes to crisis communication. >> right. >> let's talk about benghazi for a second. >> right. >> yesterday i broke -- i got an e-mail, ben rhodes e-mail, and i think it is obvious that the white house is going to have to release the e-mails to talk about the talking points. it's just going to have to happen. why didn't they do it after the election? i understand why they clammed up before the election. they're paranoid, political, they want to get re-elected. but november, december, shouldn't they have done a document of that? >> the sure answer is yes. but i don't know what's in there and you don't know. the most important thing for the president to do is protect national security. you don't want to do anything that compromises the sources -- >> redact the national security stuff. >> it is a good rule that anything you give to the hill at least half of whom of are your political adversaries is going to end up in the press any
don't be defensive. put it all out there. answer all the questions. >> that's the basic plot when it comes to crisis communication. >> right. >> let's talk about benghazi for a second. >> right. >> yesterday i broke -- i got an e-mail, ben rhodes e-mail, and i think it is obvious that the white house is going to have to release the e-mails to talk about the talking points. it's just going to have to happen. why didn't they do it after the election? i understand why...